The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-07-07

Citizens generally. -
The procession was an elaborate one,
moving with all the ponlp and grace
imaginable. The I'd Regiment band
did themselves proud in their elegant
appearance at the head.
AT THE BOwERY
BY II: 80 the bowery and court house
yard was crowded. The boWery was
the largest ever erected in Lincoln
county, but if it had been made five
times larger it could not have held
the immense thrOng. The square about
this time presented a scene of activity
unparalleled in the history of Canton GEL
pbratiOns. At the bowery the following
program was carried out:
National air, ID Regiment hard.
Prayer by ohaplain, Il. L. Sapie.
National anthem, double qusrtette club.
Reading Declaration Of Independence. Miss Hat
tie Sheldon.
Song by school children.
Oratlon, Col Plummer.
Selection, I'd Regiment band.
Grafton Kristofer jansen.
The Grafton by Col. Plummer was a
mastery effort, the appreciation being
.ounhpa by the thunder Of applause.
The Colonel somewhat resembles the
late Henry Ward Beecher, and for
spread-eagle perorations and soaring
high in the oratorical clouds he is hard
to initiate. The address by Kristofer
Ianstn,' the celebrated Scandinavian
orator. was listened to with intense in
terest by his countrymen, and by the
continued round of applause his words
did not fall flat on the desert air.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
Probably the most fantastic and elab-
crate procession that ever cut through
a huge crowd was that of Doc Noid's
Wild West show, which made lts aps
pearance at 2;3}, First in line was
Doc Mold himself, dressed as Buffalo
Bill, and sitting as erect as Sioux
warrior, on small white mule, Next
in order came q steam traction engine
hauling car handsomely trimmed by
Chas. Christopher, one of our enterpris-
ing merchants: The Great Mexican
Sour Mash Band was next in order.
This band failed to handle difficult mu-
ic, but what there was came out good
and strong, with no hesitancy ON the
part of the performers to excel in mi
nor chords and broken notes. Following
this were ten different cages of wild
animals. There was the white elephant
as large as life; the snake charmer with
huge snake coiled about him; the
African lions with their keeper; the
mallntaiil lions; the sacred ooWs with!
keeper; mountain goats, kangaroos, hy-
enas, rhinoceros, goril!as, buffalo, and
in fact every conceivable wild animal.
No sllttering circus parade with import
ed beauties, bands of classic music,
$4,000 elephants and gilded ehariots
ever created the sensation that this
Wild West show did
Another attraction which belonged
to the Wild West show was the captur-
ing of an old stage coach by Indians
and cowboys. The coach was loaded!
with passengers, armed to tho teeth,
and two drivers on top. The coach
ratified down Fifth street with a whirl,
followed by yelling Indians and cow
boys, and when the capture was made
there was dire confusion all around.
The rapid succession Of pistol shots
and yelling, all on the dead run, made
it doubly exciting.
THE BALL GAME.
The I'd Regiment Band escorted the
Gate City Baseball club to the new
grounds on north Main street, where an
interesting game came off between the
Cow Boys and our home club. Some
clever playing was exhibited on both
sides, hut the visiting club was not